Nathalie Louisgrand holds a doctorate from Grenoble Alpes University. She is an associate professor of human resources management and intercultural management at GEM. 
Nathalie has a master's degree in international trade and another in international negotiation from the University of Aix-en-Provence. She also has a master's degree in Chinese and was an exchange student at Peking University. 
Her research focuses on French haute cuisine (transmission, hybridisation, new forms of haute cuisine, chefs and restaurants) and international human resources management (expatriation, international careers of chefs and maîtres d'hôtel) as well as China.